Zophar on Trent, premium midfielders + mid-price forwards

Eight-time top 10k finisher Zophar mulls over three hot topics ahead of Gameweek 8
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherki | MCI | 6.5m | 104.2% | Very Likely |
| Lacroix | CRY | 5.1m | 100.7% | Very Likely |
| Groß | BHA | 5.5m | 93.1% | Maybe |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 95.6% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 92.1% | Unlikely |
| Isak | LIV | 10.3m | 94.7% | Unlikely |
| Saliba | ARS | 6.1m | 77.2% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 78.3% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.5m | 66.8% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.7m | 65.4% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 67.1% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 65.2% | Unlikely |
| Haaland | MCI | 14.6m | 53.5% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 63.2% | Unlikely |
| F.Kadıoğlu | BHA | 4.4m | 60.6% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 63.2% | Unlikely |
| Ngumoha | LIV | 4.3m | 61.8% | Unlikely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.2m | 60.6% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.4m | 58.8% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 57.0% | Unlikely |
| Brobbey | SUN | 5.3m | 57.2% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 55.7% | Unlikely |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.2m | 45.8% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 53.7% | Unlikely |
| Gabriel | ARS | 7.2m | 46.8% | Unlikely |
| Bijol | LEE | 3.9m | 50.7% | Unlikely |
| Hermansen | WHU | 4.2m | 49.3% | Unlikely |
| N.Williams | NFO | 4.8m | 48.9% | Unlikely |
| Ødegaard | ARS | 7.8m | 48.9% | Unlikely |
| Osula | NEW | 5.4m | 43.6% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 46.0% | Unlikely |
| M.Fernandes | WHU | 5.5m | 42.7% | Unlikely |
| Beto | EVE | 5.0m | 42.3% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 41.8% | Unlikely |
| Hincapie | ARS | 5.1m | 42.6% | Unlikely |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.6m | 32.0% | Unlikely |
| Bassey | FUL | 4.4m | 40.9% | Unlikely |
| Bruno G. | NEW | 6.8m | 37.8% | Unlikely |
| Gomez | BHA | 4.9m | 40.2% | Unlikely |
| Minteh | BHA | 5.5m | 38.3% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Mayenda | SUN | 5.2m | 98.3% | Maybe |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.8m | 96.4% | Maybe |
| Andrey Santos | CHE | 4.5m | 95.7% | Maybe |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 94.0% | Unlikely |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 93.2% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 90.0% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 89.9% | Unlikely |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 90.0% | Unlikely |
| John | NFO | 4.0m | 88.7% | Unlikely |
| Strand Larsen | CRY | 5.9m | 91.7% | Unlikely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 87.3% | Unlikely |
| Calafiori | ARS | 5.6m | 88.1% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 90.6% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 84.3% | Unlikely |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 88.5% | Unlikely |
| Sánchez | CHE | 4.8m | 80.0% | Unlikely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 78.9% | Unlikely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 79.8% | Unlikely |
| Johnson | CRY | 6.5m | 81.2% | Unlikely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 79.6% | Unlikely |
| Kilman | WHU | 4.1m | 78.1% | Unlikely |
| Lucca | NFO | 5.4m | 77.9% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 76.6% | Unlikely |
| Cairns | LEE | 3.9m | 76.8% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.5m | 72.5% | Unlikely |
| Woltemade | NEW | 6.7m | 72.3% | Unlikely |
| Byfield | TOT | 4.0m | 75.2% | Unlikely |
| Tolu | WOL | 5.2m | 71.3% | Unlikely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.2m | 73.5% | Unlikely |
| Obi | MUN | 4.2m | 70.1% | Unlikely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.4m | 58.2% | Unlikely |
| Van de Ven | TOT | 4.4m | 64.5% | Unlikely |
| Mainoo | MUN | 4.7m | 65.3% | Unlikely |
| Ebere | EVE | 4.4m | 67.4% | Unlikely |
| Amissah | FUL | 3.8m | 62.8% | Unlikely |
| O.Dango | BRE | 5.8m | 52.4% | Unlikely |
| Caicedo | CHE | 5.7m | 60.5% | Unlikely |
| Virgil | LIV | 6.2m | 44.0% | Unlikely |
| Gonzalez | WOL | 4.3m | 60.3% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| Up | CRY | C | |
| No Change | EVE | C | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Down | SUN | B |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| Up | CRY | A | |
| No Change | EVE | C | |
| Up | BHA | B | |
| Up | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Up | BOU | C, £ | |
| Down | SUN | C | |
| Down | LIV | A | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| Up | MCI | A | |
| Up | ARS | C, Vs | |
| No Change | FUL | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C, Rest | |
| No Change | AVL | B | |
| No Change | NFO | A | |
| No Change | EVE | A, £ | |
| No Change | CHE | C | |
| Down | LIV | C | |
| No Change | BOU | C, £ | |
| No Change | BHA | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | WHU | A | |
| No Change | AVL | A | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | CHE | C | |
| Up | LIV | B |

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